Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-20
XXTH LEGISLATURE.
A Number OF Important Bills Pass the
Senate, Among Them the Con.
cealed Weapon Bill.
The House Bill Providing q Penalty for
Interfering with Railway Prop
erty Passes.
THE SENATE.

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Senator Douglars, for the committeeIon
elections, reported favorably House bill
No. l25 to provide for a more speedy
counting Of the vote at election: favora-
| bly, House bill providing for the election
of district attorney in the Eighteenth
Judicial district.
Bills were introduced by Senator Bur-
ney to authorize the sale of real estate
bought in at tax or execution sales; also
bill to amend tie road law so as to per
nit county commissioners to change or
alter the class.
BY Senstor Bell to provide for a state
orphsn asylum.
| By Senator Lane to amend chapter &c,
title 81 of the Revised Civil Statutes.
On motion of Senator Glasscock the
railroad commission bill pending yester-
day was postponed until Monday.
! The Senate bill to require railroad
companies to give notice before reducing
wages, was taken up IN the third reading
and passed-yeas, 10: nays, Z.
Senate bill to provide for the sale of
"scrap land" in the organized counties
was passed, with amendments requiring
the advertisement of the sale to be pub
lished once week for four weeks
Senate bill providing thst married wo-
men may become inCorporators and Ctli
GERS in corporations organized for Chart
able and literary purposes was passed.
Senste bill to provide that the Univer-
sity regents have control Of the Univer-
sity lands was laid before the Senate.
Senator Houston called attention to
what he deemed serious defects in the
bill. First, 1t provided no system for
classification of lands. Second, it pro-
vided that several sections could be sold
20 any one person, while the land bill re-
ported back to the Senate limited the
sale to one section. Third, the land
bill reported back fixed the price
of lease at 70 cents
per acre, while this bill under discussion
has no limit. Now, 1 do not think this
is right. The same rules regulating the
sale and lease Of the school lands should
apply to the University lands, and if they
do not the doors will be left wide open
for fraud.
Senator Gregg opposed the bill for the
same reasons, and because he opposed
making the board of regents land
board.
Senator Glasscock urged the passage
of the bill, and in an able argument
showed that the objections made were
groundless, and that the passage of the
bill would rebound to the interest of the
University.
Senator Woods did not understand WHY
Senators whom he believed to be friends
of the University were Directing day after
day to any bill tending to benefit the Uni |
versity. He argued that it would be
greatly to the interest of the University |
and to the state to pass the bill.
Senator Harrison moved to amend by |
reducing the number of sections to be !
sold TO any one person from seven 10 |
four. Adopted.
Senator Houston again took the floor |
and vehemertly protested against the |
passage of the bill and intimated that it |
would be q second land board, which had |
driven thousands of dollars out of the |
state.
Senator Burney insisted that the board |
of regents were selected because Of their |
honor, their learning and their eminent |
ability as business men, and he had |
no fear but what they would |
manage the lands well. To question |
he said "that if there was 3 bosd TO man
age the public schools he would be Will |
ing to turn over to them all the |
school lands" He hoped to see the day |
when the University of Texas would be |
the grandest and most honorable in the |
United States.
Senator Harrison moved to amend by |
fixing the lease price at not less than 1 |
cents and the term of lease to not exceed |
ing five years. Adopted.
Senator Houston moved to amend by |
inserting after the word university" the |
words Lunatic, Blind and Deaf and |
Dumb Asylum. Lost.
The bill then passed.
The Senate bill to better regulate the |
taking of deposinons passed.
House bill No. 81, increasing the pen !
atty for carrying concealed weapons, with |
the Senate amendment, making imprison- !
ment in the county Jail absolute, was laid |
before the Senate and passed.
House bill creating five new counties |
out OF Tom Green, passed.
Senator Pope presented protest from
District Assembly No. 706 of Knights of |
Labor against the railway commission |
bill. 1t says the bill puts too much pow
er in the hands Of three men, and that |
controlling the roads by wholesome |
laws will be much better. |
1t suggests that rebates to large shippers |
be prohibited, ard that the maximum /
rate of freight be reduced,
The Senate went into executive session !
and confirmed the penitentiary appoint
ments, University regents and nOtaries.
Adjourned until Monday a. 10 O'Clock.
THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Latimer to occasion 10 call at
tention 10 Caricatures placarded on his
desk, and denounced the author Of them,
whoever he might be, as a viIlianous
puppy and ScOundrel. Mr.. Latimer mas
been introducing numerous petitions from
various parts of the state on the subjects
of hygiene and prohibition. The COM
munlcstion designated him as "Hygiene
Lstimer," and asked who paid for
his services and his drinks. He asked
that such communications be kept from
his desk and the Speaker directed that
the gentleman from Palo Pinto be pro-
tected by the Sergeat-at-Arms from such
insult.
Mr.. Browning presented a bill for the
of state orphan asylum.
By Mr. Baylor, petition from citizens
of Tom Green county against the land in
closure act.
House bill No. 1l2, providing penalty
for interrlpting trains and injuring rail
road property passed. The bill provides
a penalty from 800 to $500 and imprison-
ment in the county jail from three to
twelve months for the intimidation OF
employees and the interruption of trains,
each days detention to be separate
offense, and a fine of not less than 500
and from three to twelve months impris-
onment in the county jail for injuring
engines and freight or baggage or psssen-
ger cars.
Hnnsa hill l9I amending the exemntiOu